Landscapes of Freedom: Building a Postemancipation Society in the Rainforests of Western Colombia

by Claudia Leal

Book Overview

2019 Winner, Colombia Section, Michael Jim nez Prize, Latin American Studies Association

After emancipation in 1851, the African descendants living in the extra-humid rainforests of the Pacific coast of Colombia attained levels of autonomy hardly equaled anywhere else in the Americas. This autonomy rested on their access to a diverse environment--including small strips of fertile soils, mines, forests, rivers, and wetlands--that contributed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816541493
• ISBN13: 9780816541492
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"